Biodex balance training versus conventional balance training for children with spastic diplegia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of balance training using the Biodex balance system and a conventional balance training programme on balance score and on gross motor skills of children with spastic diplegia.

Methods

A randomized controlled study was conducted on 48 spastic diplegic children with cerebral palsy (26 boys and 22 girls) in the age range of 5-8 years. The children were randomly allocated to two equal groups. The investigators performed balance and gross motor function assessments for every child using the paediatric Berg balance scale and the gross motor function measure -88 scale (dimensions D and E) before and after the treatment programme. Passive repositioning sense was measured by a Biodex III isokinetic dynamometer. The

SUBMITTER: El-Gohary TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6694958 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature